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Perth Now
23 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Aubrey Plaza breaks silence on husband's suicide
Aubrey Plaza has opened up for the first time about the deep grief she's been living with since the heartbreaking loss of her husband, Jeff Baena. In the latest episode of Good Hang, a podcast hosted by her longtime friend and former Parks and Recreation co-star, Amy Poehler, the 41-year-old actress reflected on how she's been navigating life in the months following Baena's suicide in January. 'Just to get it out of the way, people want to see you and want to see how you are, they love you,' Poehler said. 'You've had this terrible, terrible, tragic year. You lost your husband, you've been dealing with that and you've been looking for all different ways in which to feel and find support,' she added. 'On behalf of all the people who feel like they know you, and the people who do know you, how are you feeling today?' Poehler asked, to which Plaza responded, 'Right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you.' 'Overall, I'm here and I'm functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I'm okay, but it's like a daily struggle, obviously,' she continued. Aubrey Plaza and Jeff Baena. Credit: David Crotty / Patrick McMullan via Getty Image The White Lotus star drew an unexpected comparison between the experience of grief and the 2025 film The Gorge, which stars Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. 'This is a really dumb analogy and it was kind of a joke at a certain point, but I actually mean it. Did you see that movie The Gorge?' she asked. 'It's like (an) alien movie or something with Miles Teller. In the movie, there's like a cliff on one side and there's a cliff on the other side, then there's a gorge in between and it's filled with all these like monster people that are trying to get them. 'I swear when I watched it, I was like that feels like what my grief is like … or what grief could be like. 'At all times there's like a giant ocean of awfulness, that's like right there and I can see it. Sometimes I just want to dive into it, and just like be in it. Then sometimes I just look at it, and sometimes I try to get away from it. But, it's always there,' she explained. Plaza started dating Baena, a writer and director, in 2011, after her rise to fame in the hit sitcom Parks and Recreation. Baena, known for his work on films such as I Heart Huckabees, Life After Beth, The Little Hours, and Horse Girl, was 47 when he died. His body was discovered by his assistant at the couple's Los Angeles home. Following his passing, Plaza and Baena's family released a statement calling his death an 'unimaginable tragedy.' Lifeline: 13 11 14.
South Wales Guardian
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Aubrey Plaza details ‘daily struggle' after death of her husband Jeff Baena
The filmmaker died in January at the age of 47, with the Los Angeles County medical examiner concluding he took his own life. The director and screenwriter was found at a home close to the Fern Dell Nature Trail near the Hollywood Hills, with the cause of his death determined as hanging. Plaza discussed dealing with grief during an appearance on her Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler's podcast. She said: 'Right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you. 'Overall, I'm here and I'm functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I'm ok, but it's like a daily struggle, obviously.' She told Poehler's Good Hang podcast that she compared her grief to the 2025 movie The Gorge, which stars Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. She said: 'This is a really dumb analogy and it was kind of a joke at a certain point, but I actually mean it. Did you see that movie The Gorge? … In the movie, there's a cliff on one side and there's a cliff on the other side, then there's a gorge in between and it's filled with all these monster people that are trying to get them. 'I swear, when I watched it, I was like that feels like what my grief is like … or what grief could be like. 'At all times, there's like a giant ocean of awfulness, that's right there and I can see it. 'Sometimes I just want to dive into it, and just like be in it. Then sometimes I just look at it, and sometimes I try to get away from it. But, it's always there.' Plaza separated from Baena in September 2024, according to a report by the Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator. The couple had been in a relationship since around 2011 and they married a decade later. Plaza told The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December 2021 that they made the decision to tie the knot after getting 'a little bored one night' during the Covid pandemic. The pair worked together on the 2014 horror film Life After Beth and 2017 historical comedy The Little Hours. Plaza is best known for her role as April in the workplace comedy Parks and Recreation, in which Poehler played politician Leslie Knope. She is also famous for her role in the second series of The White Lotus and the Marvel series Agatha All Along. She has also starred in Hollywood films including Megalopolis, My Old Ass, Ingrid Goes West, Dirty Grandpa and Emily The Criminal. Baena wrote 2020 thriller Horse Girl, starring Alison Brie, and 2022 dark comedy Spin Me Round, both of which he also directed, as well as 2004 comedy I Heart Huckabees, starring Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman and Mark Wahlberg. He also created the anthology comedy series Cinema Toast, which had an episode directed by Plaza and another starring Community actress Alison Brie.
Leader Live
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Aubrey Plaza details ‘daily struggle' after death of her husband Jeff Baena
The filmmaker died in January at the age of 47, with the Los Angeles County medical examiner concluding he took his own life. The director and screenwriter was found at a home close to the Fern Dell Nature Trail near the Hollywood Hills, with the cause of his death determined as hanging. Plaza discussed dealing with grief during an appearance on her Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler's podcast. She said: 'Right in this very, very present moment, I feel happy to be with you. 'Overall, I'm here and I'm functioning. I feel really grateful to be moving through the world. I think I'm ok, but it's like a daily struggle, obviously.' She told Poehler's Good Hang podcast that she compared her grief to the 2025 movie The Gorge, which stars Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. She said: 'This is a really dumb analogy and it was kind of a joke at a certain point, but I actually mean it. Did you see that movie The Gorge? … In the movie, there's a cliff on one side and there's a cliff on the other side, then there's a gorge in between and it's filled with all these monster people that are trying to get them. 'I swear, when I watched it, I was like that feels like what my grief is like … or what grief could be like. 'At all times, there's like a giant ocean of awfulness, that's right there and I can see it. 'Sometimes I just want to dive into it, and just like be in it. Then sometimes I just look at it, and sometimes I try to get away from it. But, it's always there.' Plaza separated from Baena in September 2024, according to a report by the Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator. The couple had been in a relationship since around 2011 and they married a decade later. Plaza told The Ellen DeGeneres Show in December 2021 that they made the decision to tie the knot after getting 'a little bored one night' during the Covid pandemic. The pair worked together on the 2014 horror film Life After Beth and 2017 historical comedy The Little Hours. Plaza is best known for her role as April in the workplace comedy Parks and Recreation, in which Poehler played politician Leslie Knope. She is also famous for her role in the second series of The White Lotus and the Marvel series Agatha All Along. She has also starred in Hollywood films including Megalopolis, My Old Ass, Ingrid Goes West, Dirty Grandpa and Emily The Criminal. Baena wrote 2020 thriller Horse Girl, starring Alison Brie, and 2022 dark comedy Spin Me Round, both of which he also directed, as well as 2004 comedy I Heart Huckabees, starring Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman and Mark Wahlberg. He also created the anthology comedy series Cinema Toast, which had an episode directed by Plaza and another starring Community actress Alison Brie.
Los Angeles Times
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Aubrey Plaza describes grief as ‘an ocean of awfulness' after husband's death
Actor Aubrey Plaza opened up about how she's coping with grief after the sudden death of her husband, Jeff Baena. Plaza talked about the 'daily struggles' she goes through during an appearance on the podcast 'Good Hang' — hosted by her 'Parks and Recreation' co-star Amy Poehler. 'I feel happy to be with you. I'm here and I'm functioning and I feel, you know, I feel really grateful to be moving through this world,' Plaza said. Baena, an independent filmmaker, died by suicide in January. The couple tied the knot in 2021 and collaborated on several films together, such as 'Spin Me Around,' 'The Little Hours,' and 'Life After Beth.' During the interview, Plaza compared her grieving process to the recent film 'The Gorge' starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. 'In the movie, there's a cliff on one side and then there's a cliff on the other side and then there's like a gorge in between and it's filled with all these monster people that are trying to get them,' she said. Plaza added: 'There's like a giant ocean of just awfulness that's right there and I can see it. And sometimes I just want to just dive into it and just be in it. And sometimes I just look at it. And sometimes I'm just trying to get away from it, but it's always there. It's just always there.'
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Aubrey Plaza Compares Grief For Husband Jeff Baena To Horror Movie ‘The Gorge': 'There's A Giant Ocean Of Awfulness'
Aubrey Plaza has opened up about the grief she is experiencing for her late husband, Jeff Baena. Appearing on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, Plaza told her Parks and Recreation co-star that life was a 'daily struggle' since Baena died by suicide in January, but she remains 'really grateful to be moving through the world.' More from Deadline Aubrey Plaza Hopes To Visit Heidi Fleiss Ahead Of Biopic: "She Deserves The Royal Treatment" Aubrey Plaza, Chris Bauer Among Cast Announced For Ethan Coen Off Broadway Play 'Let's Love!' Aubrey Plaza To Star In & Produce Biopic Of "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss In a brief exchange about how she is coping, The White Lotus star likened her grief to The Gorge, the action-horror movie starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy. Plaza said the analogy began as a joke, but also represents how she feels. The Gorge chronicles how two highly-trained snipers occupy guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from a mysterious evil that lurks within. Plaza said her grief is the chasm that separates the towers. She explained: 'At all times, there's a giant ocean of awfulness, that's right, like there and I can see it, and sometimes I just wanna just dive into it and be in it. Then sometimes I just look at it. Then sometimes I try to get away from it, but it's always there — and the monster people are trying to get me like Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy.' Baena was a screenwriter and film director best known for Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020), and Spin Me Round (2022). He was 47 when he died and married Plaza in 2021. At the time of his death, Plaza released a statement saying: 'This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support.' News of Baena's passing sent shockwaves through Hollywood. The filmmaker was lovingly remembered in tributes from Alison Brie, Adam Pally, Molly Shannon, and many more. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery Everything We Know About 'The Boys' Prequel Series 'Vought Rising' So Far
